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Electoral Observation Mission in Paraguay 1998 Electoral Observation Mission in Paraguay 1998 Unit for the Promotion of Democracy General Secretariat Organization of American States Subject to Revision and not for Release to General Public Pending Consideration by Permanent Council. Table of Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................4 PART I General Context of the Electoral Observation Mission............................................................8 1. Background information on Paraguay.......................................................................................9 PART II The Electoral Observation Mission..........................................................................................11 1. Origin and mandate of the Mission..........................................................................................12 2. Start and functioning of the Mission........................................................................................14 PART III Institutional Framework.............................................................................................................16 1. Electoral Justice System.........................................................................................................17 2. Political parties.......................................................................................................................19 3. The Press ..............................................................................................................................21 4. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...............................................................................23 5. The Catholic church...............................................................................................................24 6. International actors.................................................................................................................24 PART IV Activities of the Electoral Observation Mission......................................................................26 1. Office of the Electoral Observation Mission............................................................................27 2. Regional Offices.....................................................................................................................28 3. The visit by the OAS Secretary General.................................................................................29 PART V Political and Electoral Matters..................................................................................................30 1. Registration and disqualification of candidates.........................................................................31 2. Electoral campaign financing...................................................................................................33 Subject to Revision and not for Release to General Public Pending Consideration by Permanent Council. - 2 - PART VI Pre-electoral Phase....................................................................................................................35 1. General framework................................................................................................................36 2. Electoral logistics ...................................................................................................................38 3. Observation of campaign activities..........................................................................................41 4. Transmission of preliminary electoral results............................................................................41 PART VII Election day................................................................................................................................43 1. Qualitative and quantitative observation..................................................................................44 2. Election day...........................................................................................................................46 3. Vote counting ........................................................................................................................50 4. Rapid transmission of preliminary results.................................................................................51 5. Delivery and receipt of electoral material.................................................................................51 PART VIII Post-electoral Phase...................................................................................................................52 1. The calculation of results by the electoral tribunal....................................................................53 2. Receipt of results by the TSJE................................................................................................54 3. Protests.................................................................................................................................54 4. Calculation of results by the TSJE...........................................................................................55 5. Announcement of candidates..................................................................................................56 PART IX Analysis of the results................................................................................................................57 1. Quick count results ................................................................................................................58 2. Reaction to the results............................................................................................................59 PART X Complaints..................................................................................................................................60 1. Legal framework....................................................................................................................61 2. Pre-electoral phase................................................................................................................61 3. Election day...........................................................................................................................63 4. Post-electoral period..............................................................................................................63 Subject to Revision and not for Release to General Public Pending Consideration by Permanent Council. - 3 - PART XI Conclusions and recommendations ...........................................................................................64 PART XII Annexes......................................................................................................................................68 I. Letter of invitation and response from the Secretary General II. Press communiqué III. Budget IV. Message from the Bishops of Paraguay V. Election Timeline VI. National Summary of the Voters List VII. Electoral observation forms VIII . List of observers IX Flowchart X. Results XI. Table of complaints and protests Subject to Revision and not for Release to General Public Pending Consideration by Permanent Council. Executive Summary On August 19, 1997, the Government of Paraguay, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni, extended an invitation to the Secretary General of the Organization, Dr. César Gaviria, to send an Electoral Observation Mission for the general elections to be held on May 10, 1998 in that country. In that regard, by means of a note of October 31, 1997, the Secretary General confirmed that an Electoral Observation Mission would be sent to cover all the phases of the process. Later, the Secretary General appointed Dr. José Luis Chea Urruela as Chief of Mission (Annex I, Letter of invitation and response from the Secretary General). The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) began its activities in Paraguay on March 1, 1998, establishing its central office in the capital (Asunción) and gradually opening seven regional offices in Concepción, Pedro Juan Caballero, Ciudad del Este, Coronel Oviedo, Encarnación, San Juan Baptista, and Asunción. The number of observers grew gradually to 60 on election day. In order to enhance the quality of the observation process and increase, quantitatively, its technical capacity with a view to quick count, assistance was provided by 32 volunteers on election day, who came from the foreign diplomatic corps accredited to Paraguay and from international organizations. Pre-electoral activities of the EOM consisted essentially of the establishment of contact with representatives at the Office of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, members of the High Court of the Electoral Justice System (TSJE), the Supreme Court, the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, and representatives of political parties, the national press, diplomatic missions accredited to the country, churches, national and international non-governmental organizations such as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Center for Electoral Advisory and Promotional Matters (CAPEL). The electoral campaign was also monitored through the observation of campaign activities, civic education activities, the distribution of electoral material, the preparation of electoral training courses, and logistical preparation for the electoral process. The EOM noted that the electoral campaign took place
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